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LIMITE PRATIQUE ELASTICITE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

The stress at which the material exhibits a specified limiting permanent strain or set, usually 0,1% or 0,2%.

CONT

Most metals do not show a yield point and therefore an arbitrary property yield strength is determined ...

OBS

yield strength: term standardized by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Charge unitaire minimale provoquant une déformation permanente de 0,2; 0,01 ou 0,005 %.

CONT

Limite élastique conventionnelle. - Le passage entre les domaines de déformation élastique et plastique [...] est souvent difficile à mettre en évidence sur les courbes effort-allongement [tracées au cours de l'essai de traction]. On est donc amené à définir une limite élastique dite 0,2 ou 0,02 % [...]

OBS

limite conventionnelle d'élasticité; charge unitaire à la limite conventionnelle d'élasticité : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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